The room of “The Tale of Genji”

“The Tale of Genji”is not a simple love story ,
but rather a huge world of images.
It is a wondrous work of art that will take you back to the days of ancient Kyoto,
1000 years ago.


You will suddenly see Kyoto, back then,spread out before your eyes.
In your point of view,
images are not only things that are visualized and created within the mind,
but are also agents that serve asmediums toaid in sharing something in common.
In this way, “The Tale of Genji” is a rare work of art,
in which images exist between the lines.
You cannot help but feel the images that existed within the head of the author of this tale, Murasaki Shikibu.
This novel is surely a vehicle of images
that goes to and fro between the author and the reader.
So now, let’s take a stroll into the world of the other side of the brain.


Suma and Akashi-zu
 

Hikaru-Genji was handled temptation of Oborodukiyo-nokimi,
and he has relationship between her.
Oh! It is a big problem, because  Oborodukiyo is a woman of the Emperor Suzaku!
 
Genji must be fugitive himself,in Suma and Akasi.

This is the first climax of”Tale of Genji “.
After Genji was gone from Imperial Court, some bad news happened there.
So,Genji  is called back after little while.

Left side is Genji.
right side one is the ghost of his dad Kiritubo-tei the former Emeror.
Kiritubo-tei told to Genji that “Go back Kyoto immediately!” 


Yuugao Picture Sctolls
(No.1~No.8) 

No.1 & No.2

 Young Genji still 17 year old boy.

Noble men talk about women’s lanking.
They agree middle class women is the most favorite.

But middle class woman Uts-semi gone from Genji’s hands.
Utsu-semi means the cast-off shell of a cicada

 

No.3 & No.4
 
Genji has a special hidden noble woman Rokujyo-Miyaundokoro.
He found a strange house between the pass of Rokujyo.
Genji remember that middle class women story they talk about.

 This is masked Genji with middle class woman Yuugao.

No.5 & No.6 

Living vagrant spirit of Rokujyo posses to kill Yugao.
 

No.7 & No.8
 

The fineral of Yugao

 Genji falls off his horse



An amorous in Uji

1/3 of the Tale of Genji is after world of Genji pass away.
It takes place from Kyoto to Uji.
You can hear of sound of the wind and voice of Uji-gawa river.

 This scean is Ukifune and Kaoru-daisyo passed each other.

In the picture Ukifune is a woman close the water who is about to commit a suicide.


Kagerou

Kagerou means something illution.

Ukifune commit a suicid but she can’t die.
Monk Yokawa helped lying Ukifune.


Love of Kashiwagi

Chapter “Wakana” is the biggest climax of “Tale of Genji “.

  This scean is young Kashiwagi granceed Genji’s first youug wife Onna-sannomiya.

Very short moment when Chainese cat open the certain, but enough time to fall in love.

Kashiwagi loves Onna-sannomiya so much, and he can’t stand any more.
And he across a border of  this forbidden love!

Kashiwagi is son of Genji’s cloth friend Touno-Cyujyo, that because complicated story.

Genji knows everything,and he store to Kasiwagi.

After that,coward Kasiwagi sick ill, and he died just like a bubble disappears.

  This story is most famous and many painters draw this titles.


Suetsumu-hana

Suetsumu-hana means safflower.
Ugly woman Suetsumu-hana has red nose like safflower.

Genji make laugh Suetsumu-hana with Murasaki-noue,
they paint their nose in red.

 


Yomogi-fu

Genji visit Suetsumu-hana house again.
She become very poor and her garden grew up amount yomogi glasses.
Yomogi-fu means this situation.
Genji decide to take care her everything. 


 Kumogakure

There is a legend of “The tale of Genji” has a volume
which does not have the text only in a title,
it is symbolized Hikaru Genji was pass away.

This is the solid work it meaning of.


 Maki-bashira

 
Maki-basira is a doughtier of Tamakazura and rugged Higeguro-no-taisyo.

It is a portion which is not not much related to a right course.


 Yadori-gi



Minori

They say the woman most loved by Genji is Murasaki-noue.
But actually she is the most unfortunate woman in the story.

Murasaki-noue is beautiful and intelligent and type of offer to men,
so she has a lot of men’s funs.

But in this story, such a woman was written most unhappy.
Off cause Genji loves her very much,
but why he loves Murasaki because she looks like Kiritubo-no-kimi
who is like as two peas Genji’s mother.

 What a sad woman Murasaki-noue!

 But Genji truly loves Murasaki ,
when she died until Genji is still alining, he became just like cast skin of  cicada.

 Characters with the Tale of Genji main in fact   It is wholly unhappy.


Mio-tukusi


Kocyo



Ishiyama-dera temple
Murasaki Sikibu was looking the moon

 


Fuji-no-uraba
It is the gayest scene also in “The tale of Genji”.
Genji promoted to next position of the emperor,
and he reconciled to Touno-cyujyou.

It is finale of the part1.

In next part is rushes into Wakana’s volume the greatest tragedy of “The tale of Genji”


Hana-chirusato

Hana-chirusato is gentle hearted woman.

This is quiet chapter before Genji go to Suma and Akasi.


The pillow book

This picture is not from ”The tale of Genji”.
It from “The pillow book” by Seisyo-Ngon.
In Heian period 1000 years ago,
there is a game play just like Poro.
Poro’s  roots is from Tibetian game,it is from same place.
I guess that both are same roots,
but in Japan there is no game like that. 
 

The pillow book / Bet in snow height
This picture is from “The pillow book”,too.